Insulated gar.



J. P. ELMBR. INSULATBD CAR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 13. 1011.

1,002,572', 4 Patented sept; s, 1911.

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' I Jams@ P Elnef J. P. ELMER.

INS'ULATBD GAR.

APPLICATION FILED 11111.13, 1911.

Patented Sept. 5, 1911.

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Specification of Leiten Patent.

Palenibed @eine 59 Application filed January l, 1911. Serial No. 662,41@

L einem u may bancarie: e il known that la ,ll/nuns P. EnMna, a einen olf the United Slates, melding at the oily of'St. Peul, ounty of Ramsey, and Stale of Minnesota, have invented `anew and useful improvement in Insulated Gais, of which the following is a specification.

lily inwention relates to improveniens in *elle eonslruetion of insulated ears.

@madly itsolojeet is to combine an all il/eel oilinon iaine with an insulated body lnelosed. l said iframe but not bolted or bonded fall eo. 'l thus Ieliminate.the use of liest conducting connections between elle lrwo sections oli the structure, and by building and maintaining the insulated freight Johninloei* independently ol' the sleel sup port-ing frame, l secure the rigidity and stijengtli of the vlatter with the insulating advantages of n0n-inetallio construction. l also seeinre many einen advantages oveil The vunder iframe and tnnss body liame are inade from i iegulai structural steel-shapes, and awell 2li designed all-steel frame car of this conslefuezlion does not'J Weigh more than a Wooden flange' ein" of equal capacity,.and in moet eases less. The load carryingsteel frame is entirely outsllle of 'llie insulated car body,- and is conseqllenily open to inspection, and. easily aeoessilile for repairs.

@shows a side elevationv of my imonoed insulated ear, Fig. 2 shows aneiic-elevation o the seme,' und Fig. 3. shows a seelional View taken on the line lf-3 o' Fi l.,

' Relemin to the aecompanying'dawings ille sills of the sleel fname, lndleated ,by the refezrenee numeral 10, are mountedon Yelle loolsleis ll, Wliieli ae arranged in'ilahe mannen on the trucks 12. The upright eliannel shaped posts 13 and the diagonal elinnnel 'shaped braces 14, on the sides ol lle fname are riveted al one end to the sills' l@ and at the other to the plates lil. The upright channel shaped poste l? and lie diagonal channel shaped braces 18 at the' ends ell the freine eine riveted at one end lo.,

the sill l@ 'nnd el: ille-nher to the plate Sli-own' Figs, l and 2.. l lleve provided,

'apart to form' an air chan-ibm" Bel.

4ranged at elle Jop of the *Enlight elianio the freine, compi-isili Within lzlie fname en insulated lileighl'. ein l I oer. ,llee sublleoi 2l of said chenille? i' on the sill l0 and the plates 19 Wlflielfl suppoi-ted on the bolssel's lL 'Lilie loei is spaoedl apart from the sub-liner fil, by tlie longitudinal sills and `lille epaeing s'lrips. A layer of Walen piool inalei'ial 24 arranged between the sills and-lle spaeingstips 23 onis ain sp* below the` lloor-20 and prevenleinoisnuie from penetrating lle layers el* insulating material 26 and 27, which are spaced awel) by the sheathing 28 and 29 to form en all' space 30,/ The sides, endsend roei? ol idle freight/chamber are similaily conslnnelted The sides and ends are built on the lloo inside of the posts 13 and brnces le, and

comprise two layers of sheathing 3l and 32;.

and a' layer of insulating materiel lspaeed The ceiling supported by the 4eides end ends oiZ ille freightelxaifi'ilier conforms Wil-li' eine lierre inelei' described roof on the frame, and is a continuation of lille sides and ends el: elle freight elinnfiloel. .The ice bon 35 en Classes of eens and particularly lo: lienl'eir' ears williont depleting from elle .spiele el m3? inventien.

Having; deseiif elaiinas `new;r and desire to protect by Le@ lers'lalenl'is,

' l. The eomliinaiion .oli sell susltnining innen Wooden een body eompivieing noel', lloon' and sides and'anall sleel ea1.".ili?e,ine

disconneeted'lloni .seid body but; surround The roel beards 39 lied :my inveninmu Wlial' l1' lling, freely supporting 51nd substantially In testimonyr Where-of, I have signed my illed by said body. y l name to this specification in the presence of' 2. In a refrigerator car an all steel frame two subscribing Witnesses.

in combination. with, an insulated self susv JAMES P. ELMER. 5 taining interiorl car body, Said body Vinolud- Witnesses:

ling lloorfand sides and substantially lling JOHN E. STRYKEB,

said immo.. i F. C. CASWELL. 

